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To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
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To admire nothing, (as most are wont to do;)
Is the only method that I know,
To make men happy, and to keep them so.
Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, read more
Men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, and pass themselves by.
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
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On dit que dans ses amours
Il fut caresse des belles,
Qui le suivirent toujours,
Tant qu'il marcha devant elles.
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration and familiarity are strangers.
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration begins where acquaintance ceases
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
